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[8:20 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: Mei sort ofg estures, mouthing the words, 'Well obviously, I know you'll win, but don't lose, okay?'
[8:21 PM] (Calsi) doubleaction: Calsi clears her throat. "Tell me sir, what do you know about, ah... tonight's special item?"
[8:24 PM] SwimmingEagle: "Oh yes, the "Finale to the festivites" The thing the fool shifter thief stole." The warrior smirk. "THere is a bit of a game going on about it. A little Party game."
[8:24 PM] (Calsi) doubleaction: "Oh? Do tell."
[8:28 PM] SwimmingEagle: "Well, The item in question is going to sacrificed to Lord Ahriman. I don't know the particulars, but its been cleverly hidden away. somewhere in this den. And... whom ever finds it and can manage to keep hold of it till midnight; Gets the honor of sacrificing it and whatever boons that would grant you."
[8:28 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "Ah, I guess everyone will be fighting over that then, gotta get those boons."
[8:29 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "I mean, there's a uh. Veritable... boon... bounty. To be had." Blink blink. Tail swish.
[8:29 PM] (Calsi) doubleaction: "I see! So, I take it you're participating in the 'game'? I suppose you must have a few ideas as to where it could be?"
[8:31 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: Rinka taps her nose.. "Hidden away in the den.." She mumbles and starts to wander away, might as well utilize her height to look low, its a.. unique advantage?
[8:31 PM] SwimmingEagle: "I stand little to gain which i do not already have. The singing of blade upon blade, and my foe's blood upon my tongue... i have all the boon i need... That isn't to say i haven't been a blind man..."
[8:32 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "Well, I'm glad you got better."
[8:34 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "Okay, let's make this a little more interesting. We fight and you give us the info, for the sport. Then if we win, I get your slave. If you win, I hand over all my rights I've got to him over to you." She gestures from Mei to the Div.
[8:36 PM] SwimmingEagle: "Hmmm..." The man ponders a bit. "I was hoping to keep the secret underwraps... Are you sure you'll give me a good fight? You don't look like much of an opponent."
[8:37 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "I dunno..." Aurora enters a fighting stance, aetheric energy swirling around her and the stones at her feet cracking ever so slightly from the force emanating from her, "You tell me."
[8:38 PM] (Calsi) doubleaction: "Sir!", Calsi exclaims in false indignation. "I'll have you know that you are speaking to a four-time Arena champion!"
[8:38 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "Still, if you're not sure, how about we make this a team match, I don't want all my friends getting bored and watching from the sidelines. I'm sure you've got someone who'd fight alongside you."
[8:40 PM] SwimmingEagle: "Bah, an ally is just as likely to be beheaded by my blade as an enemy... Aye you have yourself a fight." The man stands.
[8:41 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "You want to take us all? Or is this a one on one thing?"
[8:43 PM] SwimmingEagle: "Young lass, it will be you against me. No others. And try to make it entertaining for onlookers." The man streaches and then leaps into the area.  right in between two bloodied and battered warriors nearly on their last breath.
[8:44 PM] (Calsi) doubleaction: "Ah. Well, good luck, Aurora. I'd cast a spell on you, but I think he'd call that cheating."
[8:45 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: Mei discreetly makes some 'sipping' motions. Cough cough. COUGH.
[8:48 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "What are you talking ab- oh yeah, right, I suppose that is a sensible idea huh." She reached down to her belt and retrieves a glass vial of sparkling blue liquid, downing it all at once, the air around her shimmering slightly as if she were surrounded by a faint barrier of glass. "Let's do this!"

Aurora leaps up onto the rails around the arena and then leaps dramatically into the air, landing down in the arena and looking at the already exhausted warriors, "You guys, fight's over, it's time for the real fighters to go at it."
[8:50 PM] SwimmingEagle: "Oi! Urien is in the ring!" One of the onlookers calls our. The party can hear almost as stampede of footsteps as a good deel of the party starts to flood into the arena.
[8:53 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: Rinka moves around inspecting things that have been left uh.. Unattended by the sudden commotion
[8:54 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "Nmmmm." Mei huffs, fussing his tail. He at least goes to keep an eye out for her waddling up to the side, and with quite a bit of intention, shoving evil dorks while he does so to get a clear view.
[8:57 PM] SwimmingEagle: The man shoves his large curved sword into the dirt. in an almost casual stance. as Aurora lands in the pit. "I am ready when you are"
[8:59 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "I'm always ready for a good fight, the question is are you ready to face my fury? Come, test your might against Aurora, the Polar Vortex Fist!" She drops into her stance, aetheric energy swirling around her fists as she prepares for combat.
[9:07 PM] SwimmingEagle: The two of you stand off here staring each other down. Murderous intent becoming a miasma within the pit. You could cut the intensity with a knife. Suddenly Urien rushes forward, and Aurora flinches.
[9:08 PM] SwimmingEagle: With a lunging strike, he darts inside Aurora's long guard.
[9:11 PM] SwimmingEagle: However, probably because she flinches backward, the sword just barely wiffs past the nose of aurora
[9:13 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: Mei silently promise to do awful mean things if he dares come close to her face again! It is conveyed through his tail wobbles.
[9:20 PM] SwimmingEagle: THe man is flipped end over end and his head is driven into the dirt. broken and beaten in one fell swoop.
[9:22 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: Mei blinks, and looks into the arena. Then Aurora. Then the dude. Then back to Aurora.

"... is he playing dead!? ... make sure you don't touch him, he might urinate submissively or somehting weird!"
[9:22 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: What happens next is a brutal display of overwhelming force, she rushes in under the swinging blade and strikes him hard in the gut before slipping behind him and spinning around with a savage spinning kick to the back that launches him fifteen feet through the air and onto the floor. She closes the distance between them, looking to capitalize on the prone foe but her fist stops an inch from his face. She looks confused for a moment, then dissapointed as she straightens up, "Oh, I was expecting something a little more... y'know... ah fuck it whatever I got a work out."
[9:23 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: She grabs him and hauls him onto her shoulder, carrying him back up out of the arena before one of the Div decided to eat him or something.
[9:23 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "Ah jeez, hope the schmuck isn't dead..."
[9:23 PM] (Calsi) doubleaction: "Ah. Well."
[9:24 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: Rinka headshakes
[9:25 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: Auora leaves the man slumped in one of the arena seats, "I uh... kind of expected some kind of big scary div in disguise, his start was the real deal but he just kinda folded. I guess that's what I get for assuming."
[9:25 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "Someone should probably wake him up though."
[9:26 PM] (Calsi) doubleaction: Calsi reaches down into her cleavage and retrieves her ever-useful smelling salts. She wafts them under the man's nose.
[9:27 PM] SwimmingEagle: The man wakes up in a coughing fit. looking somewhat bewildered at what happened.
[9:28 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "Hehehehehe, we all made like, the exact same face a few secodns ago. I mean, it's funny to me, but to you, your nose is bent allll the way that way." Mei motions a finger to the man's left, smirking.
[9:29 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "You okay there man?" Aurora leans in, "I guess I musta gotten some kind of pressure point or something because you just kinda snuffed out after a couple of hits. Hey, no hard feelings though."
[9:29 PM] SwimmingEagle: The man slumps over looking at the ground wide eyed.
[9:30 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: Aurora pauses and realizes she's not acting much like a Div, "I mean uh... other than the hard feeling of losing, you weakling. Ahahahahaha!" She puts her hands on her hips and does an unconvincing evil laugh, "Boy I do love wrecking mortal shit all the time."
[9:34 PM] SwimmingEagle: "There were three odd parcels in small oak chests brought here a few days ago... they were carried by three slaves... All of them are under Whore princesses Lutz's controll now..." he gives a non commital gesture to the three slaves attached to the blue bitch.
[9:34 PM] SwimmingEagle: "They might know..."
[9:35 PM] SwimmingEagle: You notice that the crowd is getting rather sour, jeers and boos are met with objects thrown.
[9:35 PM] (Calsi) doubleaction: "Ugh. Is that the blue one?"
[9:35 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "... euuuugh, he looks so bummed out. ... ehhhh, and the crowd's getting mean."
[9:36 PM] SwimmingEagle: The man looks up at the crowd almost glassy eyed.
[9:36 PM] SwimmingEagle: "I've told you what i know, leave me be"
[9:37 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: Aurora looks up at the crowd and then back at the guy, "Hey, you know, I'm cool to go another round, make it more fun for the audience."
[9:37 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: Rinka peers over at Calsi, and then at the uh.. 'Blue one'. "I guess I can try with her?"
[9:38 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "Uuuuuuuugh -- I'mm gonna take him to the wagon before something bad happens."
[9:38 PM] (Calsi) doubleaction: "Hrm... Maybe we ought to change you out of that red.", Calsi says as she studies Rinka.(edited)
[9:39 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "I'm a professional arena fighter, I know how to take a few bumps to make it look good, besides I hate leaving an audience unsatisfied, even if they are a bunch of evil life ruining jerks."
[9:39 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "I mean uh- even if they are a group of hated rivals who I continually work to beat in the game of evil."
[9:39 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "Just the other day I like... I dunno, kicked over a really expensive vase."
[9:39 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "That remidns me, Mistress, your puppy kicking mill is almost complete."
[9:40 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "Thank you slave, I will be sure to beat you mercilessly and torture your family after we are through."
[9:40 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: Rinka gulps at Calsi. "I could always change the colors with uh.. A touch of magic."
[9:40 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "Rinkaaaaa, make it black, but hrury, while the crowd's still away from that biiiiitch!"
[9:41 PM] SwimmingEagle: "I apprecaite the sentiment... " The man reaches into his pocket and gives Aurora a scroll and a key. "There's a cage next to the entrance, he's in there for the taking."
[9:41 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "Hey man, if you're sure." She takes them and looks over to the others, "You guys got what's going on in here handled right?"
[9:42 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: "Wouldn't blue be better?"
[9:42 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "Are we really discussing fashion sensibility right now!?" Mei heaves his little hands in a pleading gesture above his face. "Just go do iiiiit!"
[9:43 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: "Well.. Uh.. I think she might care about fashion! So it matters!"
[9:44 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "Whatever, I'm gonna go check out my new slave." She opens up the scroll as she walks, reading it over.
[9:44 PM] SwimmingEagle: Its a legal deed to a slave by the name of "John"
[9:45 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "If he touches you, I'll probably fucking kill him!" Mei smiles and waves to Aurora's back. "Gods I love her... right. C'mon! Just. Make it black. Or I dunno. Revealing... what are her other slaves wearing?"
[9:45 PM] (Calsi) doubleaction: "I don't think they're wearing... anything."
[9:45 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "GO with that, then."
[9:46 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: Aurora goes to find this John.
[9:46 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: "I'm not going naked!"
[9:47 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "... is it too late to just let Calsi beat it out of her?"
[9:47 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: Rinka grumbles and fiddles with her sleeves, she settles on a dark midnight blue color-change for her outfit, she honestly does prefer red but.. It'll work! She wanders over to the blue bitch and chews her lip, "Uh.. Hi!"
[9:48 PM] SwimmingEagle: At that moment Urien, draws a dagger from his boot, staring at the almost predatory gazes of the other audience members. He stares them back down, the whole of the auidence seems to be drawing closer. He raises his dagger as if waiting for them to decend upon him. Then suddenly he jams the blade into his own neck, cutting his own throat.
[9:48 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: Mei hovers with express intent on making Rinka as uncomfortablea s humanely possible while this conversaiton goes down. He tries to play it off as simply enjoying the party in her general vicinity.
[9:49 PM] SwimmingEagle: He slumps over, giving the rest of the audience a middle finger before expiring. The party goers collectively sigh, like a major disappointment just happened.
[9:50 PM] (Calsi) doubleaction: "... Uh."
[9:51 PM] SwimmingEagle: With a general shrug the crowd disappates, bored now having been robbed of a decent murder, go about their little play of intrigue.
[9:54 PM] SwimmingEagle: Aurora finds the cage in question... its a bird cage. Contained within is a tiny man, about a foot and a half tall. He bears elfen features though, decidedly more exaggarted. He's been tied to the cage with a silver lock
[9:54 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: Rinka waves a hand at the blue lady, "Hellooo?"
[9:55 PM] SwimmingEagle: "Thank goodness you've gotten yourself out of those garish rags. Let me have a good look at you... Mmmmm delicious indeed"
[9:56 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "Hello, are you uh..." She looks at the piece of paper, "John? What a weird name."
[9:57 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: Rinka gulps at the word 'delicious'. She takes a few breaths and curls her toes, "I uh.. I heard a rumor that you found a few odd objects a few days ago."
[10:01 PM] SwimmingEagle: The small man looks at Aurora at with an annoyed but frightful expression. "My real name has too many syllables. Said Urien... so now i'm John"

The Blue temptress looks at Rinka with raised eyebrows and a bemused smile. "oh little dumpling, are you trying to play the game? A poor player indeed. but... you're fairly cute... perhaps you may yet sway me to loose my lips. entice me"
[10:02 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: Mei murmurs as under his breath as he can. 'Do iiiiiiit. Shake iiiiit. Do iiiiiiiiit!'
[10:03 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "Huh, well, me and Urien had a bet and now apparently I own you. What's your deal?" Aurora drops smoothly into a down cross legged seated position in front of the cage.
[10:04 PM] SwimmingEagle: "I am a slave... I'm supposed to follow orders... but as they say i'm not "broke in yet"
[10:05 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "Well yeah I get that you're a slave." She waves her hand dismissively, "That doesn't mean anything, who are you, and for that point what's your real name?"
[10:06 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: Rinka uuuuhs at the temptress and bites her lip. "Well." She squirms a bit. "I'm not great at uh... Talking." She wiggles a bit more in her spot, "But I am playing the game and i'm determined to win it."
[10:08 PM] SwimmingEagle: The little man stands and bows "I am Prince Zalbinarvinolyetvouldenyolevoryektdensmorle"
[10:09 PM] SwimmingEagle: "Future soverign of Hallowed Nettle"
[10:09 PM] (Calsi) doubleaction: Calsi watches the exchange between Rinka and the blue bitch from some distance away, 8 feet of scowling, red-scaled half-dragon.
[10:11 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "Jeez... that is a lot of syllables. I can understand why that guy wanted to shorten it down. Would you mind if I called you Zalbin for short? Gotta be better than John right?"
[10:13 PM] SwimmingEagle: "Perhaps master You may call me what you wish... as i'm in no position to relatilate for any slight..." He looks sidelong and highly annoyed.

Meanwhile

The blue bitch radates a sort of fel heat, Rinka is suddenly flooded with images of foul debatury, and not the good kind. the kind that squicks her out. She knows what it is. "What are you willing to do to win? Or will we simply afrim that you want to win."
[10:15 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: Rinka hurks a bit at the images pushed through her mind. The little mage wobbles a bit and finds her feet. "Well, I've already dressed in these clothes just to get here.. I'm willing to go pretty far just to win."
[10:16 PM] (Aurora) voipClock: "Hey, you want a name I can call you consistently or do you want to have to deal with the hassle of me butchering your name every time I try it? Because let me tell you something straight up, I am not going to be able to remember Zalbinaryivolnvoikoayolodrolosmonomorle correctly." She ponders for a moment, "I mean, what about just Prince?"
[10:16 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "... something smells like broken dreams and daddy issues." Mei mumbles for a moment, tail tip a wobblin. Oh well. he keeps an eye on Rinka dink.
[10:17 PM] SwimmingEagle: "Hmmm?" The woman leans in. her breath smells of lavender and stale musk.  She reaches out to touch Rinka on the cheek. hovering just a inch away. "How far?"
[10:19 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: Rinka narrows her eyes, "Pretty far... Though i'm not sure what I can offer you in exchange."
[10:19 PM] (Calsi) doubleaction: Calsi vibrates in place, snorting out two jets of smoke from her nostrils.
[10:22 PM] SwimmingEagle: "Hmmm.... well... I could go for many favors... " Her face draws close her lips nearly touching Rinka's for a brief instant, a Rinka catches a glimps behind a facade. something warped and wrong behind that blue skin. Something rotted and diseased. "but i'll impart what i know for a small fee of your hat." She smiles
[10:23 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: Mei actually lifts his tail!
[10:23 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: "What!? My hat is invaluable! Its worth more than any information you could impart!"
[10:25 PM] SwimmingEagle: "A shame... i think our dealings is over with then..." She draws back with a lusty tempting tone.  She draws her hand across the face one of the slaves attached to her hip. It instantly breaks out in hives
[10:26 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: Mei squekas up next to Rinka a little closer, and leans into view. "Come oooon, it's just a hat, we'll totally get you a new one-- oh my gods, what the fuck did she do..." Mei looks... quite repulsed by whatever this creature's doing. Before totally playing not paying attention.
[10:27 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: Rinka frowns, "You can't just -buy- another hat!" She complains at Mei, "Its my hat!"
[10:27 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "... you absolutely can just buy another hat, it's a hat! Guuuughn. Okay. What if I... forgave your debt to me?"
[10:27 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: "But..."
[10:28 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "But what? ... hi, sorry, excuse me." Mei grins candidly to the blue bitch, before regarding Rinka in psuedo secret pow wow mode. "Girl talk, gimme a sec."
[10:30 PM] (Calsi) doubleaction: Calsi crosses her arms and watches with a silent scowl, unamused. "We could just beat it out of her..."
[10:32 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: Rinka uuughs, "Fine fine fine i'll just... Fine!" Rinka turns back to the blue-bitch. "Just take the hat already..."
[10:33 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "It'll be fine. Promise." Mei tries to bolster the human girl's confidence!
[10:35 PM] SwimmingEagle: The blue woman takes the hat from rinka's head and carries it close to her abomen. you sweear you can see it contract twelve diseases as soon as she takes it.  "Was that so hard?"
[10:37 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: Rinka reverts to a ratgirl as soon as the hat is removed. She hunches her shoulders a bit more and grinds her teeth. "Can you just.. Tell me already."
[10:39 PM] SwimmingEagle: "The information i know is.... Nothing! You've told me more than what i needed to know. I did receive a strange parcel the other day, goodness someone's been sneaky if they've passed the elixer through me without my knowing. THank you for the lead... and the hat." The woman starts to walk off with your hat.
[10:39 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: Rinka looks about like she's going to explode.
[10:40 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "..." Mei tongues hist eeth a little bit, watching the bitch go off. "... wanna follow her, and light her shit on fire?"
[10:42 PM] (Calsi) doubleaction: Calsi's eye twitches. "Oh, you're telling me you don't know anything, you dumb slut?! Absolutely nobody here is surprised by that!"(edited)
[10:42 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: "I'm going to obliterate her."
[10:45 PM] (Mei) Grey-Moth: "Yeah... yeah. I'm kinda feelin that, too." Mei side hugs RInka. "Sorry. Don't worry. If there's anyhting left after Calsi's done, we'll ruin that, too. ... ya know, there is something really funny, though, about this? Your illusion comes off, adn you get cuter. Hers comes off, and there won't be enough buckets in the world to contain this party's wretching emissions ."

Mei makes sure to say that particular part at the end quite loudly.
[10:46 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: "I don't even want the hat back. She ruined it."
[10:49 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: "I guess this does prove that blue -sucks- and red -rocks- though."
[10:49 PM] (Rinka) Broodie: Rinka gestures at her clothes and turns them back to red